My Bernina 440 is 3 yrs old in Dec.I also have a small machine (mechanical)I intended to use for classes.That never happened, so I just fire it up a couple times a yr for a few days.Hopefully I never have to buy another machine.After reading the comments/info on this thread,will keep fingers crossed for sure.
Looks like all we can do when buying new is go with a good dealer, but who knows how long any dealer will be around.The day we have to call a foreign country for sewing machine repair (as we did with 1st computer) is the day DH will become a machine repairman. LOL
Originally Posted by kmyers629
I have a Bernina 930 Electronic that I have been advised to keep at all cost. It is a work horse. However, I have just purchased a Brother CS6000i for using in class. It is much lighter than my Bernina. I do not ever intend to buy another Singer. All the gears are plastic and you know what that means. Singer use to be the standard but it has certainly come down hill in the last few years. I have been sewing for some 60 years and have a degree in Home Economics. Hopefully Bernina will not send their products to China. That would be a dredful shame!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kiki Myers in NC